- 2021-03-02
Participated as a panelist on "The 5th SUSTAINABLE BRANDS 2021 YOKOHAMA"
At the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Brands 2021 Yokohama held at Pacifico Yokohama on February 24-25, Yoko Maki, Public Affairs & CSR Manager at MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo, participated in the panel discussion "Regenerations Starting from Soil" held on February 24. Her presentation focused on "Regenerating Our Soils", one of the four pillars of Moët Hennessy's sustainability manifesto, "Living Soils, Living Together”.
In addition, there are a variety of biodiversity initiatives, such as creating a nurturing environment for natural pollinators and predators in the vineyards, natural weeding without herbicides by grazing local farmers' sheep in the vineyards, cultivating plants in fallow areas of the vineyards, environmental certification of forest holdings, and cover cropping to conserve water and retain heat. In the beginning of the presentation, she reported on our water-related initiatives, such as the water quality enhancement project and drip irrigation, as well as our herbicide-free initiatives, which were achieved by 2020, ahead of the Champagne region's goal of zero herbicides by 2025. She also introduced that we are in the process of "regenerating" the soil in cooperation with the local grape farmers, including a new approach to the soil, and that we are working on environmental and social initiatives with a sense of urgency, while keeping in mind the supply of high quality products.
She concluded by saying that she would like to work openly, industry-wide, and with society as a whole, not only with one company, but also with competitors, listening to the knowledge of experts and researchers, and regularly sharing environmentally friendly techniques among the group's maisons, wineries, and distilleries.
MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo will continue to focus on sustainability, sustainable development, social and environmental activities related to "Living Soils, Living Together" with a sense of mission to pass on a better world to future generations.
Armand De Brignac
Dom Pérignon
Krug
Moët & Chandon
Ruinart
Veuve Clicquot
Chandon
Château d’Esclans
Château Galoupet
Minuty
Cloudy Bay
Joseph Phelps
Newton
Numanthia
Skyside
Taylor's
Terrazas De Los Andes
Ardbeg
Belvedere
Glenmorangie
Hennessy
Old Parr
Royal Household
Talisker
SIRDAVIS
Volcán de mi Tierra
WhistlePig







■ドン ペリニヨン 醸造最高責任者 ヴァンサン・シャプロンのコメント
「ドン ペリニヨンと洗練された美食は、互いにインスピレーションを与え合い、高め合う関係です。庄司夏子シェフとは2年前からご一緒していますが、ドン ペリニョンへの愛があり、唯一無二の個性が あり、芸術性があり、クリエイティビティがあり、それでいてとても人間味があります。また次世代への継承についても熟考され様々な人とのコミュニケーションを行う姿勢が印象的です。これからぜひご一緒させていただけることを心より楽しみにしています」
■ été 庄司夏子シェフのコメント
「ドン ペリニヨンというシャンパーニュは、私にとって特別な存在です。“時間の芸術”と称されるように、短期的な流行に左右されることなく、長期的な視点でシャンパーニュ造りに向き合い、その唯一無二の テイストを今日まで守り続けています。さらに、その味わいの奥には、今もわずか1%ほど、修道士ドン・ピエール・ペリニヨンが1668年から手がけた畑のブドウが使われており、オリジンが確かに息づいて います。まさに、彼のDNAを継承したアートピースだと感じています。ご一緒できることを、心より 光栄に思います 」